ft
THE Brhi: OMAHA. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 1. lU-'l.
1
r
9
SI
TV
, Consrcssman Is
Scored Because
Farm Probe Fails
Chairman of Congressional In
vfttigating Committee Ac
cused of Being Lax bjr
Originator of Idea.
By E, G SNYDER.
WMhlnfl. rrmpo4ral Omaha B.
WishiiiBton. Oct. 17. There ii a
Krowing conviction among leaders
of (arm organization that the joint
congreional commiion ot ogrt-
rultural inquiry it going to he 1
flivver. Ther suspect that the chair
man. ConRrruman Sydney Ander
son, hai undertaken a job too big
ior him and there are those who ue'
1 Jare that he doei not comprehend
' in anv effective degree the magm
tude of the tank assigned him by hit
colleague in congress.
A. u. rairbairn, a writer on eco
nomic subject, who was the author
of the tilan to have congress,
through the agency of an especially
created commission, determine the
cause of the present condition of
agriculture, said to The Bee corre
spondent that the plan involved a
fociplcte investigation of the eco
nomic system of the United States
and that only through such an in
vestigation, conducted thoroughly,
could the causes for agricultures
plight he satisfactorily determined,
Wanted Lenroot as Head.
"The farm organizations, finding
merit in my plan." said Mr. Fair-
Jirn. "adopted it and proceeded
i5,rwith energy to induce congress to
J create the commission. It was my
f desire that Senator Lenroot, who in
tf troduced the resolution in the upper
house, assume the chairmanship of
me commission, uut ne saia ne was
too busy and the honor was passed
on to Mr. Anderson.
"This, in my judgment, was most
unfortunate. Mr. Anderson thought
he could find out the cause for the
present condition of agriculture by
appointing a couple of research men,
who have devoted most of their en
ergies to dry and unproductive math
ematics. He evidently could not un
derstand that there were underlying
causes which might easily escape the
eye of the mathematician.
Wanted Witnesies Called.
"What alarmed some of the 'farm
leaders was the evident disinclination
of Mr. Anderson to bring before the
commission living and breathing wit
nesses who. could, if given an oppor
tunity, tell just why and how the
farmers were deflated to the extent
of some $7,000,000,000 in one car.
"In the publicity sent out by Mr.
j Anderson it was frequently stated
i much more information could be ob
tained by his 'research men' than
Through hearings. This was, in my
judgment, especially designed to dis
courage a possible upheaval through
public exposure of men and systems
responsible, or alleged to be respon
sible for the prevalent commercial
and agricultural adversity.
. Forced Public Hearings.
"But for the persistence" of Charles
S. Barrett, president of the National
armers' union and other leaders as
sociated with him. it is open to doubt
whether any public hearings would
have been held. Mr. Anderson want-
ed to hold star chamber sessions ex
clusively, imparting- to the public
only such information as in his
judgment the. public ought to have.
"Farm leaders have lost confidence
in the ability of the commission to
perform its task in a satisfactory
manner because no real effort so far
has been made to obtain information
f-om big and overshadowing business,
here is a growing suspicion that Mr.
Anderson and some of his colleagues
n the commission are disinclined to
disturb the equanimity of certain cap
tains of finance, and generals of in
dustry by bringing them into the
open and compelling them to tell
what they know.
Held Up Testimony.
"Charges have been made by farm
leaders that manipulation of the fed
eral reserve board by certain favored
. bankers had resulted in the woe
ful times that had come upon agri
culture. But Mr. Anderson made ap
parently no effort to probe these
charges. In truth he made common
cause with Congressman Ogden L.
Mills in an effort to suppress the
most vital portions of the testimony
of John Skelton Williams, former
comptrolle rof the currency. , -"But
for the fight made by Funk
of Illinois and Ten Eyck of New
York Mr. Anderson would have saved
Governor Harding of the federal reJ
serve board what little castigation he
eceivcd. There was every evidence
at the chairman of the commission
did, not desire the truth regarding
the operations of high finance.
"Farmers insisted that if the com
mission failed to establish by what
system and by whom the federal re
serve, board had been made an in
strument of oppression of instead of
a means of relief for agriculture they
would utterly fail in establishing the
cause or causes for the present con
dition of industry generally.
Had Great Power.
"There is no evidence that the com
mission on its own initiative sought
any information whatever regarding
the operations of those who control
the credit resources of the nation. It
was only when the farm organiza
tions at their own expense brought
testimony to the commission that
any evidence relative to the opera-
tions ot great tmmcial organizations
got into the record.
CT TL. , ...
xne vuMiuussiuH was armca witn
great power. It could compel the
attendance of witnesses and was
given all funds necessary to take
care of expenses, but hard pressed
farmers were required to pay their
own expenses to Washington and
back if they wanted to get their
story to the commission. That body
so far has made no use of i'.s com
pulsory process and has handicapped
those who desire that the truth be
made known by failing to provide
necessary and legitimate traveling
expenses.
Gave Farmers Advice.
"Mr. Anderson, who presumably
speaks for the commission, recently
sent out a statement, in which he
ecommended the farmers to refrain
rom organizing alone political or
semi-political lines, but to confine
thjjr energies tcTeconomic compen
sation. Mhij has not improved the con-
IV.
ft ""Sta
ii
lidtnre of farmers in Mr. Anderson's
attachment to their interest, fcr
hap, ho ever, it wi a more pleas
ant Uk to write such a recommen
dation than to dig up the records of
the pirates el luunce ana industry,
There is hope that a minora report
may bring uelore the public some
thine of value, but so ur it seemi
that mathematics are to be enriched,
and but lntle addition will be made to
the present volume of constructive
information."
Hiram Johnson Scores
Bar Report on Landis
Washington, Oct. 17. Present!
lion in the senate today of the reso
lution adopted by the American Bar
:i' f; t
kociaiion criticizing uugc liuqii
for accepting the position of base
ball arbiter while retaining his place
on the bench resulted in a flurry of
debate.,
The retolutions were oreented bv
enator Dial, democrat, south Caro
lma and brought from Senator John
son. republican, California, the dec
laration that Judge Landis' judicial
decisions rather than his assumption
ot the base ball arbitenhio were re
sonsible for the attitude asiumed by
the Bar association. If the judge's
decisions had taught corporations
how to skate on thin ice the Bar
association, Senator Johnson said,
would have passed laudatory resolu
tions.
Thayer County Poultry
Flocks Are Inspected
Deshlcr. Neb.. Oct. 17. (Special.)
Poultry meetings were held in 10
precincts of Thayer county by L. C.
Christie, county agent, with an at
tendance of 162 persons. At one
place an entire threshing crew quit
work and witnessed the demonstra
tions. Tuberculosis was found in
Nose Creek precinct and intestinal
worms and liver trouble were found
in Spring Creek precinct. . Many
healthy, money-making flocks were
found. A number of breeders are pre,
paring to begin the accredited flock
plan the first of next month, when
Professor Gorman, poultry specialist
from the state farm, will spend three
days in the county with Mr. Christie
getting the work started.
Thayer County Farmers
Will Inspect Live Stock
Deshlcr, Neb., Oct. 17. (special.)
A Thayer county live stock inspec
tion tour, under the direction ot
County Agent L. C. Christie, will be
held October 25 and 26. Professor
Possom, from the extension 'depart
mcnt of the state agricultural col
lege, will accompany the party and
tell something of the quality of the
stock on the farms visited. The
first stop on the first day will ber at
the farm of M. G. Corliss, southeast
of Hebron; dinner at Proett Bros.,
north of Alexandria. The first stop
the second day will be at the farm
cf Colonel Barr, west of Hebron,
dinner at A . Hellmer's place,
northeast or Byron.
Hearing on Bus Line to Be
Held in Omaha 'Wednesday
Lincoln, Oct 17. (Special.)
John Curtiss, secretary ot the state
railway commission, announced to
day that the row between the Omaha
and Lincoln street railway company
and the interurban bus line running
in competition with the company be
tween Omaha and Ralston would be
discussed at the office of the Doug
las county commissioners, Omaha,
at 10:30 Wednesday morning. The
original plan was to hold the hearing
in Lincoln. .(Tne railway company
is demanding that the bus line bo
placed under - jurisdiction of the
state railway commission.
;
Tecumseh Civil War Veteran
Is Invited to Funeral
Tecumseh, Neb., Oct. 17. (Spe
cial.) Capt. A.D. Flanagan of Te
cumseh, civil war veteran, has re
ceived an invitation from the secre
tary of war. to be in Washington
Armistice day to attend the funeral
and burial of an unknown American
soldier, killed in France. The body
of the unknown American soldier is
to be brouurht to this country, will
lie in state in the rotunda of the na
tional capitol for two days, and will
then be buried at Arlington with tull
military honors. Captain Flanagan
will be unable to attend.
Flying Circus Called Off
Outside Crowd Too Big
Deshler. Neb.. Oct. 17. (Special.)
The aerial circus to have been held
on the Thayer county fair ground
was called oft, as there were more
spectators on the, outside looking in,
who paid no admissions, than there
were inside looking up, who had
paid admissions. Money was re
funded, at the gate to all who had
purchased tickets.
Omaha Firm Gets Contract
For Building Ord Sewer
Ord, Neb., Oct. 17. (Special.)-
The mayor and city council awarded
the contract for the proposed sewer
construction at Ord to the Omaha
firm of H. J. Peterson & Co. They
had the lowest bid by nearly $ 1,000.
Bids for paving were all rejected
with the idea in view of cajling for
new bids later on.
Grand Island Advocated
For Legion Headquarters
Grand Island. Neb.. Uct 17.
(Special Telegram.) Several of the
American Legion posts in central
Nebraska have indicated a desire to
have the state headquarters of the
organization located in urand Isl
and and the proposition will be
taken up at the next meeting of the
local chapter.
Doctor Takes Stand in Own
Defense at Murder Trial
Rosebure. Ore. Oct 17. Dr. R.
M. Brumfield took the witness stand
today in his own defense in his trial
for the alleged murder of .Dennis
Russell, following his wife, who de
clared her, belief that her husband
was not in his right mind at the
time of his disappearance July 13.
Annual Convention of the
United Typothetae Opens
Toronto, Ont, Oct 17. Delegates
from all parts of the United States
and Canada were here today for the
opening of the 35th annual conven
tion of the United Typothetae of
Beaver City Formally
Opens News$50;000
Municipal Auditorium
Beaver City. Neb Oct. 17. (Spe-
clal.l The Beaver City community
auditorium was formally dedicated
and opened A. J. Weaver of Fall
City, preident of the constitutional
convention, gave the dedicatory ad
dre. Madame Marie Kappold,
prima donna of the New York City
Metropolitan Opera company, gave a
recital and was enthusiastically io
ceived. A late cinema production
cloned the program.
The Beaver City auditorium was
built by a corporation formed among
the people of this community. The
edifice cot $50,110 and rat 1 .000
on the main floor. It ha a full
batemrnt, gymnasium, dance floor,
ric. A line stock pavilion was built
in connection with it. The drt sale
was held by J. C. Forney & Son,
who sold -40 hrad of Durocs for an
average of $116 per head.
Scottsbluff Favors
Disarmament Move
Si-othliluff. UtK Oft. 17,-(Spe.
rial Telegram ) Declaring thst war
expenditure are inch a staggering
burden upon many nation they
are threatened with insolvency and
confiscation, the board of directors
of the ScotublufT Chamber of Com
merce aJopled the following resolu
tion: "That thi chamber of commerce
attribute the decline of our foreign
trade and the reduced domrttic con
sumption of manufactures and lux
uries to the exhaustion pf capital and
credit It places hop of a tuhstan
tial world-wide recovery upon the
succes of the conference (or the liitw
itation of armsmriif and urg? the
administration to ue every riTort to
bring about a drastic reduction of
naval and military expenditure so
that all countries and all rlaitct may
be relieved of a staggering burden
which threaten some with insoU
vency and confiscation and all with,'
trade stagnation and unemployment.''
Come in and Buy While These Big Bargains Last!
It Was a Great Day!
The Opening of Our
Furniture Department
' Now for More Tempting Bargains in Up-to-
Date Furniture and Ahead-of-the-Times Prices
8 -Piece Dining Room Suite 149.00
Made of solid quartered oak In gold oak finish; full dust proof, all oak interior. 54-inch
Buffet with large linen drawer, two smaller drawers and two cupboards fitted with lined
removable trays for silver. 48-inch Table, which extends to 6" feet-- Five Chairs and one
arm chair, upholstered In brown Spanish leather, complete the suite.
Opening Sale Price 149.00
A
Other Dining Room Suites
10-Piece Walnut Suite Regular
price 546.50, opening sale 443
8-Piece Walnut Suite Regular price
225.00, opening sale $ 1 69
8-Piece Walnut Suite Regular price
250.00, opening sale 78
8-Piece Walnut Suite Regular price
218.00, opening sale $ 1 63
Bed Room Suites
4-Piece Bed Room Suite Regular
288.75, opening sale $229
4-Piece Bed Room Suite Regular
195.00, opening sale 17
price
price.
Furniture Department Seventh Floor
4-Piece Bed Room Suite Regular
186.00, opening sale ft1d.&
price
4-Piece Bed Room Suite Regular
312.75, opening sale t?tQ
Living Room
Suites
3-Piece Suite
Upholstered in Tapes
try, regular $275.00,
opening sale d 1 Q "7
price , v A O
Piece Suite
Upholstered in Velour,
regular 350.00, opening
$250
Four-Post
Beds
Mahogany
Four-Post Bed
Full size, regular 45.00,
opening sale . $29
Mahogany
Four-Post Bed
Mahogany Four-P o s t
Bed, full size,' regular
54.00, opening tQQ
'sale mice -PO7
Seventh Floor
Low Price Specials in Desirable New
Curtains and Draperies
39c
Curtain Materials
Fine selection of figured madras, dotted and figured
bwiss, yuaker Uratt nets and lace trimmed marquisettes ;
values to 85c ; special,
per yard,- .
Fall Cretonnes
A very excellent selection of heavy quality materials in
floral, bird and striped effects, light, medium and dark
color combinations ; 1.00 values ; p Q
special, per yard,, c 0C
. Voiles and Marquisettes
Fine quality mercerized materials with drawmvork bor
ders in white, cream and ecru; 45c value; Q(J
special, per yard, swOC
llfii
French Lace and Marie
' Antoinette Curtains
French Lacet and Marie Antoinette Curtains '
Handsome borders in assorted designs, made
on the finest grade of French - O QQ
net; per pair, OetO
Ruffled Curtains
Euffled Silk Curtains Made of fine quality
pongee silk with full narrow ruffle and ruffled
tie-backs to match; 7.00 value;
special, per pair, i
4.49
Scotch Lace Curtains
Scotch Lace Curtains Made of the best Sea
Island Cotton, in charming patterns, white,
cream and beige; 7.00 value; A AQk
special, per pair, TTri
r
Ruffled Curtains
Ruffled Curtains Made of fine quality mer
cerized marquisette with full, narrow ruffle
and ruffled tie-backs to match;
3.00 value ; special, per pair, at,
1.65
Couch Covers Fine quality figured chenille in all the popular color combinations; worth 18.00, special, each
Sixth Floor East
10.00
A Great Success
On the occasion of the opening of our
furniture department expressions of ap
proval were heard on every hand.
The opening sale and the remarkable
low opening sale prices will continue so
long as the opening stock lasts. At the pres
ent rate that stock will not last long.
Other home furnishing departments are
joining in the celebration incident to the
furniture opening with the result that we '
are offering heretofore unheard of bargains
in Draperies, Rugs, House furnishings, Lin
ens, Blankets, Chinaware and other neces
saries for the home.
A word to the wise: Come in and '
buy while these big bargains last.
J. L. Brandeis & Sons.
J
Enjoy the Delightful Comfort of
Warm Blankets
Plaid Wool Finished Blankets In assorted colors, neatly
thread whipped edges; extra warm and heavy; size
66x80 inches; extraordinary 5.00 Q '7C
value. Tuesday, . O f O
Sateen Covered Comforters Beautifully scroll stitched ;
in .various colors; heavy winter weight 7 AA
extra large size, 81x90 inches. Tuesday, . )UU
Cotton Blankets In assorted colors, fancy borders with
thread whipped edges. 1 OA
Tuesday, per pair, ; X
Basement West -
Unusual Vqlues in Needed
Linens at 1.00
Come early so you may take the best advantage of this
opportunity for obtaining desirable linens at economy
prices. " -
500 Patterns Table Cloths Mercerized satin finish;
long enotigh for table seating 8 people; 1 ((
2.50 value.
100 Japanese Table Covers Various sizes, ;
48, 54 and 60 inches, real value at -
100 Dozen Japanese Napkins To match table
covers, ,
18-inch Hemmed Damask Napkins For the
home or hotel, six for
Heavy Union Crash Toweling With colored
borders, 25c value, 8 yards for
Bleached Turkish Towels Hemmed edges;
25c value, six for
Three-Piece Turkish Towel Sets Attractively
embroidered in various colors ; sealed in envelopes
500 Yards of Irish Cotton Table Damask 70 inches wide ;
a good heavy quality in several designs; 1
1.69 quality ' l.UU
We with to serve all of our customers, who come for
these special and therefore reserve the right to limit
quantities; otherwise there might' not be enough to
go around. '
Main Floor South
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Special Prices in
Art Goods
Solid Mahogany Candle
Sticks Tall and graceful
designs. QC
Special, OC
French Tin sol Tapestry
Scarfs For the living room
or library In old rose, gold
and blue colorings. j p
Special, .Oil
Artificial
Flowers
We have recently enlarged
our artificial flower section
with a large assortment ot
Imported flowers and foliage.
A pleasing arrangement of
some of these flowers will
add a note of color and grace
ttf any of your rooms. Prices
f1 10c 10 2.50
Third Floor W
Special Prices in
China and
Glassware
at
V2
price
This unusual sale of fine
China is now on. A word to
the wise Is sufficient excep
tional values, remarkable
merchandise. English Bone
Chinas, Plckard Chinas and
Gold Encrusted Colored
Glassware. If your table serv
ice lacks this beautiful ware
make your selections now to
fiU the. need. If you aTe al
ready using somi of It, you
appreciate its beauty and
worth enough to take instant
advantage of these low prices
to add to your service.
Fifth FIlT EmS
1
America I